Early Buddhist art of China and Central Asia / by Marylin Martin Rhie.

The earliest Buddhist art of China can only be understood when seen in relation to a wider area comprising Central Asia and India. This is exactly the purpose of the underlying volume. Presenting the earliest Buddhist art of China in its wider context of the Bactrian and Southern Silk Road regions i...

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Bibliographic Details
Superior document:Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik. Section four, China ; v. 12
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007- < >.
Year of Publication:2007
Edition:2nd ed.
Language:English
Series:Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 4 China 12/1.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Notes:Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • The Beginnings of Buddhism and Buddhist Art in China
  • The Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.)
  • Period of the Three Kingdoms and the Western Chin (A.D. 220-317)
  • Art of the Silk Road in Central Asia: 1ST-4TH Century A.D.
  • Western Central Asia
  • Eastern Central Asia
  • Eastern Central Asia
  • Conclusions
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Plates (Color)
  • Addenda et Corrigenda.